4MA0 Foundation June 2012 Paper 1 Q2

EdexcelFoundationOld spec7 marksPercentages

2 The bar chart shows information about the number of people in the world who had swine flu on each of the first 5 days of May 2009.

Bar chart of number of people with swine flu from May 1st to May 5th, with an empty space for May 6th; vertical scale 0 to 2000
(a) How many people had swine flu on May 3rd? (1)
(b) On which date did 658 people have swine flu? (1)
(c) On May 6th, 1893 people had swine flu.
Draw a bar on the bar chart to show this information. (1)

On May 9th, 3440 people had swine flu.

(d) 7% of these 3440 people were in Canada.
Work out 7% of 3440 (2)
(e) 1639 of these 3440 people were in the USA.
Express 1639 as a percentage of 3440
Give your answer correct to 1 decimal place. (2)